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SOSi Awarded Army NETCOM Technical Engineering Support Contract; Julian Setian Quoted
SOS International has received a potential $18M contract from the U.S. Army to provide technical engineering and operational support services for Network Enterprise Technology Command.
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Lockheed to Extend Aegis Test Facility Operations Support Under $77M Navy Contract Modification
Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business received a $76.7M contract modification to continue maintaining U.S. Navy test sites to support the development and assessment of Aegis Combat System updates for domestic and international clients.
AWS Offers Cloud for New Earthquake Simulation Tool
Amazon Web Services is providing cloud services for new software designed to help researchers simulate earthquakes to prepare cities and first responders before an event occurs.
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Systems Implementers to Sustain, Integrate Air Force MRO System Under Potential $54M IDIQ
Systems Implementers has secured a potential seven-year, $54M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide sustainment and integration services to the U.S. Air Force's maintenance, repair and overhaul system.
Executive Spotlight: Interview with Steve Selfridge, President of Government Services for Day & Zimmermann
Steve Selfridge, president of Government Services for Day & Zimmerman, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent acquisitions, diversifying its portfolio, the challenges of implementing the latest emerging technologies and the process of recruitment.
Pivot3-Red River Partnership Aims to Help Federal Clients Adopt Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Pivot3 and Red River have launched joint offerings in a move to help federal clients manage data centers and multiple petabytes of mission data. The partnership seeks to address information technology security, manageability and resilience challenges in the government sector with hyperconverged infrastructure and hybrid cloud platforms. Pivot3 said Tuesday.
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DynCorp Receives Veteran Enterprise Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
The National Veteran Small Business Coalition has recognized DynCorp International for the firm’s work to support veteran-owned companies by honoring it with the Veteran Enterprise Award at the 2019 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium for the eighth consecutive year.
Iridium, Icom Release Handheld Satellite Radio Offering
Iridium Communications and Icom have introduced a portable satellite radio with a push-to-talk feature designed to help users communicate anywhere in the world. IC-SAT100 transmits voice communications between groups of people and features speakers that allow individuals to exchange information even in areas with high levels of ambient noise, Iridium said Monday.
Textron, Army Test Updated Shadow UAS Configuration
Textron has finished test flights of a newly configured multimission unmanned aircraft system slated to join the U.S. Army fleet sometime in 2020, Aviation International News reported Monday. Shadow's Block III tests occurred at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico over a five-week period. The configuration includes a new engine, an updated video payload from L3 Technologies' Wescam business and advanced communications technology.
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Boeing Sees Global Opportunity to Sell T-X Aircraft; Thom Breckenridge Quoted
Boeing expects its new T-X jet trainer to reach the global market and sell up to 2.6K units after winning a contract in 2018 to replace the U.S. Air Force’s T-38 Trainer built by Northrop Grumman, FlightGlobal reported Tuesday.
Cray Adds Geospatial, Deep Learning Features to Data Analytics Software Products
Cray has updated its suite of artificial intelligence and analytics platforms in a push to help organizations gain insight from geospatial data for government and industrial applications. The company said Monday it added a geospatial reference configuration and a deep learning plugin to the Urika CS and XC software offerings to manage AI training for deep neural network models.